Former SPH senior staff charged with
corruption, CBT
SINGAPORE: A former senior management of
Singapore Press Holdings was charged on Tuesday with a total of 10
counts of corruption and criminal breach of trust.
Peter Khoo Chong Meng, 49, was the senior vice president of the
English and Malay News Division.
Khoo allegedly obtained gratifications amounting to $83,500 from
Liaw Kim Chew in exchange for furthering Liaw’s business.
It is believed that Khoo received between $5,000 and $30,000
from Liaw on eight occasions from 2006 to 2010.
In return, Khoo allegedly awarded Liaw with business deals from
SPH’s Editorial Project Unit, which Khoo was
in charge of.
Khoo also allegedly took shopping vouchers worth more than
$22,000 between 2007 and 2010.
As part of his duties, Khoo headed the committee which held
events to raise funds for The Straits Times School Pocket Money
Fund.
He was dismissed from SPH in September
2010.
Khoo declined to speak to the media. He is out on an extended
bail of $115,000. He will be back in court on 10 July.
If he pleads guilty, the prosecution will proceed with two
charges of corruption and one charge of criminal breach of
trust.
- CNA/wm/de
